Just a run-down of enemy types and their weaknesses.
1.) Los Ganados
In the Village be sure to aim for the head; in fact, do it all the time no
matter what. Later enemies will yield Plagas, but just use a sniper round and
be done with it. And when you face a single enemy, stagger them to the ground,
run up, and knife them.
Bodyshots seem to do little damage, but limbshots can knock weapons out of
their hands.
Ganados come in three flavors: villager, cult, and commando. And many have
implements of doom, few armed with crossbows, and some rare ones use a gatling
gun!
2.) Las Plagas
These parasites control the various enemies throughout. They emerge from
enemies after it turns dark. Some are unavoidable, but headshots increase the
chances.
The hardest thing about the razor types is how they stagger forward when shot.
Razor Plagas will be fought throughout the game, but are the only type found
in the village.
The second type are the worm Plagas. They only have one attack, an instant
death move. If left alone long enough, and with even a decent range away, they
are able to extend towards you and take off your head in one bite. Not too bad,
just handle them from a distance.
The last type are the mature Plagas. They can spit acid when close enough, and
they too have an instant kill attack. These ones can also break away from the
host and scurry toward you. Kill these with a handgun round (two on PRO).
All types can be shot to death, killed by flash grenades, or sniped with one
rifle round. Only the mature forms will survive while in the host.
3.) Special Ganados
The chainsaw villagers are the toughest in the game, I believe. And you can run
into two in the second area! Tough but not the best. They are pretty easy if
you knock them down and keep them down with a shotgun. If you cannot take them
out, then at least you get a cool death scene. They yeild great rewards when
killed.
There are even stronger, blue maniacs found in just two places. One is tough
and is found in the mine. The other is on the mine cart ride, but can be
avoided.
JJ's carry a huge machine gun. They must be staggered with strong weapons to
bring down. Headshots help.
The last type are found only on the island. They aren't too different from
normal Ganados, but they are a bit tougher and wear armor. Headshots are a must
for these, but legshots will also work. May sprout Plagas.
4.) Colmillos
You seldom encounter these puppies, and they are pretty weak. They will either
jump on you or slash you with whips. Just shotgun them with two shots.
5.) Garradors
Blind, at least for a length. They rely on hearing mostly. I consider them mini
boss fights and will tell you how to handle them when we get there.
Only one will wear armor.
6.) Novistadors
The first you encounter are invisible, but the flying ones are not. A couple of
shotgun shells do it for these things. Especially when they are in the air, one
shotgun blast kills them.
They can slice your head off, and more so in PRO. And they easily jump onto you
and spew acid, so shake them off ASAP or you're dead.
7.) Armaduras
Armored enemies with weapons. Shoot the helmets off to reveal the plagas, then
shoot the plagas.
8.) Regenerators
They regenerate! On my first run-through, I had no knowledge of how to properly
kill them; I would just shoot till they blew up. This works because they have
a set number of hit points. You will have to do this for the first few
encounters until you find the thermal scope. A Killer7 helps (good game too).
Don't shoot the legs! It only leads to more problems if you are close.
9.) Iron Maidens
A step above Regenerators. Keep your distance, unless you enjoy impalement.
Just use the infared scope and after that start shooting.
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